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* Your one word react to the governor’s announced “consequences” on the failure to enact pension reform?
Keep it to one word only, please. Thanks.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 11:36 am
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Theater
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Funny!
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Sundaymorningish
or
Squishy
or
Blagoofian…actually we knew Blagoof and he was not this ……(another word game opp)
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Although I am impressed by RookiePhenom’s Thick of It reference…
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Squeezylicious…..autocorrect had a field day….
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Churchillian.
Ok, enough with the snark.
If this was a competition, Jimmy’s comment would be the clear winner. This was clearly a Quinntessential move.
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===Note that not one person suggested “gubernatorial.” ===
Dang it… (hitting back space on “gubernatorial”, grumbling)
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“Sur-Prize, Sur-Prize, Sur-Prize!”
To the Post,
Fredo-like
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@GovDillard_Jan12_2015
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C’Mon guys and gals, 8 more to 200!
To the Post,
Kool!
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BOLD
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Qu-easely
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Friar-ed
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ludicrous
Comment by Ruby Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:18 pm
Glad this wasn’t a contest, way too many good ones today. Is that a credit to the commenters, or the Subject(?)
Probably…both.
To the Post,
Fen-Wicked!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 10, 13 @ 8:21 pm
Blagoje-grinching
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Wild-Catty
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Willy, I could be wrong but I think all the credit goes to the commenters. AA never was too good with debits and credits, though lol.
To the Post,
Lumbering
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We really.owe the Pyle men and Homer J.Simpson an apology for lumping them in with Gov. Doofus.
In that light-doofusian?
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Sqeezetastic
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GONE !
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Schmonsequences
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===…Subject(?===
I meant Quinn himself, but I get where you are “at”, - AA -.
Indeed, apologies to Gomer and to Homer …
To the Post,
Implodish
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Baloney!! (since the word I want to use is unacceptable here)
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